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London Stock Exchange hosts first Pakistan Privatisation and Capital Markets Forum

T he London Stock Exchange is today hosting its first Pakistan Privatisation and Capital Markets For...

30th December, 2010

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Joint World Bank – African Development Bank Statement on the Situation in Cote d’Ivoire

T he World Bank Group and the African Development Bank issued the following joint statement in respo...

30th December, 2010

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Colombia/Emergency: US$150 Million from WB to Help with Humanitarian Aid and Reconstruction

T he World Bank (WB) today announces the immediate disbursement of US$150 million to support Colombi...

30th December, 2010

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Building Capacity to Manage Ghana’s Oil – World Bank Assists with US$38 Million

T he World Bank Board today approved a credit of US$38 million to the Government of Ghana for implem...

29th December, 2010

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Argentina / World Bank: US$1.061 Billion to Improve Health, Road Infrastructure, Water and Sanitation

T he World Bank (WB) Board of Directors approved three projects for Argentina totaling US$1.061 bill...

29th December, 2010

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SOS – A new call on businesses to respond to extinction crisis

The Global Environment Facility, the World Bank, and IUCN today announced they had established the S...

11th December, 2010

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With China’s Economic Prospects Sound, the Focus Shifts to Structural Issues, According to the World Bank

China’s growth has moderated somewhat to a still healthy pace, with a shifting composition, accordin...

11th December, 2010

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Honduras/World Bank: US$74.7 Million for Fiscal Balance

WASHINGTON DC, NOVEMBER 9, 2010 – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a US$74.7 mi...

11th December, 2010

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World Bank Group President Robert Zoellick And Singapore Minister For Finance Tharman Shanmugaratnam Launch A Regional Infrastructure Finance Center Of Excellence

World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick and Singapore Minister for Finance Tharman Shanmugarat...

11th December, 2010

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Bangladesh, Niger and Tajikistan Get $270 Million Boost for Sweeping Climate Resilience Plans

In a history-making move this week, Bangladesh, Niger and Tajikistan were awarded a total of $270...

11th December, 2010

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World Bank Approves US$150 Million for Social Protection

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a US$150 million loan today for the Dominican R...

11th December, 2010

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Twenty Developing Countries To Use Sun, Wind and Geothermal To Radically Reshape Citizens’ Energy Access

In a significant trend to rebalance energy services toward clean technology, twenty developing cou...

11th December, 2010